Including new developments and publications which have appeared since the publication of
the first edition in 1995, this second edition:* gives a comprehensive introductory account of …

Using 1992–2014 data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the
present study examines the nature and characteristics of hate crimes against Asian …

The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies by Phyllis B.
Gerstenfeld takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope …

How does the race of protesters affect how police respond to protest events? Drawing on the
protest policing literature and on theories of race and ethnic relations, we explore the idea …

In the 1990s, a widespread patriot/militia movement emerged in the United States. Although
patriot/militia organizations exist in all 50 US states, some states have higher levels of …

This analysis extends theoretical models of ethnic boundary formation to account for the
shifting and layered nature of ethnic boundaries. It focuses on the underlying structural …

Variation in compliance with public policies across local settings is examined through an
analysis of the number of reported hate crime incidents in United States counties. Particular …

This article examines the relationship between community structural conditions and racially
motivated crimes against blacks and whites. Drawing on six years of police reports, census …

Recent findings from the literature on imprisonment policy suggest that in addition to
traditional social and economic variables, imprisonment rates are also strongly related to …

Most studies that attempt to understand immigrant political incorporation focus on patterns of
electoral participation and citizenship acquisition. Given that nearly 60 percent of the foreign …